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ge-cennan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cennan, p. de; pp. ed.

to begetbring forthproduceto cleardeclareprovepurgareadvocaremanifestare

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H. Ger. kiichennan gignere.] to clear, declare, prove; purgare, advocare, manifestare Gif he gecenne if he prove, L. Eth, ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 17. Ic ðé écne God ǽnne gecenne I confess thee the only everlasting God, Grn. Hy. 10, 4

Linked entry: ge-cænnan

twelf-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelf-feald, adj.
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-fealdum ágife ðone ciricsceat, L. In. 4; Th. i. 104, 11. Forgilde mid twelffealdan, L. Eth. ix. 11; Th. i. 342, 28: Wulfst. 311, 6

á-fǽran

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þá men áfǽrde, þæt hié ealle ongeán hiene wǽron feohtende. Ors. 4, 6 ; S. 172, 21. Wearð áfyrht and áfǽred. Lch. iii. 424, 36. Hwý sceal ic beón áfǽrd?, Ps. Th. 26, 2. Wǽron sume tó deáðe áfǽrede. St. A. 34, 32. Add

elcora

(adv.)
Grammar
elcora, elcra; adv.
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Else, otherwise Ac elcra, elles sed secus, i. aliter (ellcra, Hpt. Gl. 481, 47), An. Ox. 3202. Hwylc beren mǽnde ðonne elcora (elles, Bl. H. 39, 27) bútan heofona ríce?, ib. note. Wæs his rest on his hǽran oððe elcora (elles, Bl.

foreþanclíce

(adv.)

carefully

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with forethought, carefully Ðá gódan weorc ðe longe ǽr foreðonclíce timbrede quidquid diu labore provida construxit, Past. 215, 18. Ðæt foreðonclíce ongieten ut provide perpendant, 429, 3.

hridder

Grammar
hridder, Add: <b>, hríder, hriddern</b>
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geedstaðelode, ꝥ tóbrokene hridder ( capisterium) . . . genam þá sticcu þæs tóbrocenan hriddres (hridderes, v. l.) . . . and hire ágæf ꝥ hriddern (hridder, v. l. ) . . . þá landleóde áhéngon ꝥ ilce hriddern (hridder) in þǽre cyrcan ingange, Gr

mancus

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hæfde þrý mancas (tres aureos) áhýdde . . . þá fundon þá ylcan þrý áhýdde mancas . . . secge him se bróþer ꝥ sý onscunod fram eallum þám gebróðrum for þám mancessum (pro solidis) . . . tóweorpað þá . .III. mancossas (aureos) ofer hine, Gr.

subdiácon

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Ðá hét his hordere þæt glæsene fæt syllan ðám biddendan subdiácone, Hml. Th. ii. 178, 16-23: Gr. D. 159, 10: 215, 4. Wæs ǽrest tó subdiácone gehálgod subdiaconus ordinatus, Bd. 4, 1; Sch. 339; 11.

wudu

(n.)
Grammar
wudu, (-o), widu, wiodu ; gen. wuda, wudes; dat, wuda, wudu (-o), wyda ; acc. wudu, wuda ; pl. wuda, wudas ; m.

woodthe substance of growing treesa tree(hewh) woodthe material obtained from treeswood which forms somethingsomething made of woodwoodwoodthe woodwoodsa woodwild

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Ním swá wudu (-a, v. l. ) swá wyrt, of ðære stówe ðe his eard biþ on tó weaxanne, and sette on uncynde stówe him, ðonne ne gegréwþ hit dǽr náuht, for ðam ǽlces landes gecynd is, ðæt hit him gelíce wyrta and gelícne wudu týdrige, Bt. 34, 10 ; Fox 148,

Linked entries: widu wude- wiodu

sár-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sár-líc, adj.

sad, mournful, lamentable, grievous causing pain, grievous sad, mournful

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sit mid sárlícum andwlitan, nát ic hwæt besorgaþ, Ap. Th. 15,10 . cwæð mid sárlícre stemne, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 101, 205. Sárlíc leóþ tragoediam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 37. Hwílum gyd áwræc sárlíc Beo. Th. 4224; B. 2109.

rihtung

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Gif ne becumað hér tó rihtingce ( si ad correctionem non perveniunt), byrnað þǽr aa in écnesse, Gr. D. 335, 13. Add Midþrowung menn and rihtincg (rectitudo; cf. rigor, rectitudo, Corp. Gl. H. 103, 188) leahtrum scyl beón, Scint. 149, 6.

tó-féran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-féran, p. de.

to go in different directions,go off separatelyto disperse (intrans.)

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Ðá ðæt gafol gelǽst wæs, ðá tóférde se here wíde swá ǽr gegaderod wæs, Chr. 1012; Erl. 147, 27. geswicon ðære getimbrunge and tóférdon geond ealne middangeard, Homl. Th. i. 22, 25: 318, 21.

Linked entry: tó-faran

ge-mána

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Wit uncerne dǽl oðfæstan uncrum mǽge, on þá gerǽdene ðe hit eft gedyde unc gewylde . . . ; and swá dyde, ge ðæt yrfe, ge ðæt mid uncre gemánan begeat, and ðæt sylf gestrýnde, C. D. ii. 113, 2-8. Ðæs ðe on uncrum gemánan gebruce, 13.

hwanne

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sceal winnan and sorgian hwonne se dæg cume ... búton ǽr hwæt for Gode gedyde, Bl. H. 97, 26. after verbs expressing attempt to know, knowing, or causing to know Þá áhsodon hine hwænne (huoenne, L., hwenne, R.) Godes ríce cóme, Lk. 17, 20.

CLÚSTOR

(n.)
Grammar
CLÚSTOR, clúster, clauster; clústres; clústor, clustro; n.
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He hine héht on carcernes [MS. carcerne] clúster belúcan he commanded him to be locked in a prison's cell, Bt. Met. Fox l, 146; Met. l, 73

Linked entry: clauster

elpend

(n.)
Grammar
elpend, es; m. An elephant; ĕlephas = ἐλέφας
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He hæfde xx elpenda he had twenty elephants, 4, 1; Bos. 77, 5: 5, 7; Bos. 107, 8. To ðám elpendum [MS. elpendan] to the elephants, 4, 1; Bos. 77, 26.

Linked entries: ylp ylpend

ge-hladan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hladan, p. -hlód, -hleód, pl. -hlódon; pp. -hladen, -hlæden.

to loadburdenfreightheap uponĕrāreimpōnĕrecongĕrĕrecŭmŭlāreto draw [water]haurire

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to load, burden, freight, heap up; onĕrāre, impōnĕre, congĕrĕre, cŭmŭlāre Ðe he on foldan on his gǽste gehlód which he on earth loaded on his soul, Exon. 23 a; Th. 64, 10; Cri. 1035. He sǽbát gehleód he loaded the sea-boat, Beo.

Linked entries: ge-hleód ge-hlód

ang-sumnes

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Anxumnyssum suspiria, anxietates, Hpt. Gl. 429, 61. gehealt fram ancsumnyssum (angustiis) sáwle his, Scint. 79, 5

mǽtan

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cwæð: 'God gebletsige mé, hwæþer hit furþon sóð sý oððe hwæðer mé on swefne mǽte eall ꝥ ic hér geseó fǽrlices wundres, Hml. S. 23, 512-523. Nó gemunde þæt him mǽted (? metod, MS.; for construction cf. 157) wæs, Dan. 119

HEALT

(adj.)
Grammar
HEALT, adj.

HALT, lame, limping

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Hæfdon him tó ládteówe ǽnne wísne mon, þéh healt wǽre and him tó gielpworde hæfdon ðæt him leófre wǽre ðæt hie hæfdon healtne cyning ðonne healt ríce they had as their leader a wise man though he was lame, and made it their boast that they had rather